{"id":445869,"date":"2021-04-23T12:35:55","date_gmt":"2021-04-23T16:35:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=445869"},"modified":"2021-04-23T12:35:56","modified_gmt":"2021-04-23T16:35:56","slug":"report-usps-monitoring-americans-social-media-posts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-usps-monitoring-americans-social-media-posts\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: USPS monitoring Americans\u2019 social media posts"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Freport-usps-monitoring-americans-social-media-posts%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=445869&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2402259\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2402259\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FILE \u2013 In this Aug. 18, 2020, file photo, mail delivery vehicles are parked outside a post office in Boys Town, Neb. (AP Photo\/Nati Harnik, File)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 9:33 AM PT \u2013 Friday, April 23, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>A recent report reveals the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) seems to be spying on Americans\u2019 social media posts.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/the-postal-service-is-running-a-running-a-covert-operations-program-that-monitors-americans-social-media-posts-160022919.html?guccounter=1\">Yahoo News published parts of a government bulletin<\/a> on Wednesday, which details a section of Postal Service\u2019s law enforcement arm known as the Internet Covert Operations Program (ICOP).<\/p>\n<p>According to the document, ICOP monitors \u201cinflammatory\u201d posts made by those planning protests. The surveillance effort involves analysts combing through social media sites looking for posts deemed threatening, which are then sent to other government agencies.<\/p>\n<p>Political commentator Glenn Beck said he is disappointed, but not surprised to find out the Postal Service is spying on American citizens.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I&#8217;d really like to know what authority the U.S. POSTAL SERVICE has to monitor the internet. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Istandwiththepolice?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Istandwiththepolice<\/a>, but I deeply question <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/iCOP?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#iCOP<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9sv25Mk06Z\">pic.twitter.com\/9sv25Mk06Z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Glenn Beck (@glennbeck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/glennbeck\/status\/1385340130760724484?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 22, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The USPS has issued a general statement about ICOP and claimed it\u2019s set up to assess threats to its own employees. Meanwhile, 30 Republican lawmakers sent a letter to Postmater General Louis DeJoy demanding answers. An Oversight Committee hearing on the matter occur be in the near future.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8BREAKING\ud83d\udea8<br \/>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepJamesComer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepJamesComer<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jim_Jordan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Jim_Jordan<\/a> &amp; 30 Republicans sent a letter to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USPS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@USPS<\/a> Postmaster Gen. Louis DeJoy demanding a briefing on the Internet Covert Operations Program (iCOP). Reporting indicates iCOP has been used to spy on American citizens\u2019 internet and social media use. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rMeij4bMNt\">pic.twitter.com\/rMeij4bMNt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Oversight Committee Republicans (@GOPoversight) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GOPoversight\/status\/1385358724584415232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 22, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/ga-report-zuckerberg-group-donated-to-secretary-of-state-office\/\"> Ga. Report: Zuckerberg group donated to secretary of state office<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FILE \u2013 In this Aug. 18, 2020, file photo, mail delivery vehicles are parked outside a post office in Boys Town, Neb. 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